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Show State roads will get face lift By MARC HADDOCK The sagging state roads through north Utah County will be getting a facelift starting this summer. Rep. Don LeBaron said the Utah Department of Highways have plans for upgrading Slate Road 74 (the Alpine Highway) and State Road 92, the road that travels through Highland from 1-15 to the mouth of American Fork Canyon. The junction of SR 146 (from Pleasant Grove) and SR 92 at the i mouth of American Fork Canyon ! will also be improved, according to LeBaron. Quoting a letter from UDOT Commissioner Wayne Winters, LeBaron said the Alpine Highway should see some patch work and get a new asphalt overlay starting in July. "It is intended that this will complete the roadwork from American Fork to Alpine, but will be subject to the bids received and funds available," the letter said. Two projects are anticipated this , year on SR 92. One is the improvements im-provements at the junction at the canyon's mouth, including cutting down the grade SR 146 at that junction junc-tion and eliminating the 180 degree turn from SR 146 onto SR 92. The other will involve about three miles of highway from the 1-15 junction to Dry Creek. That work will involve raising the road bed about three feet, and in the process improving drainage along the road. The letter says the work should also resolve some of the snow drifting problems along that stretch of road. The letter states that it will take several months to get this project ready because a right-of-way will have to be purchased at the mouth of the canyon. The remainder of SR 92 from Dry Creek to American Fork Canyon has also been scheduled for work - but not until 1987 when federal funds will become available. That project will involve recovering and widening the current road. In the meantime, UDOT has issued a restrictive weight limit of seven tons per axle on SR 92 from 1-15 to the Alpine Highway junction. That restriction took effect March 11. The department issued a statement saying the restriction would remain in effect "until road conditions stabilize." i |
